单选题
单选题
  • A. A cut in government expenses.
  • B. A tax on the multinationals.
  • C. A defense budget for 2012.
  • D. A plan to create jobs for young people.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: All right. Let's talk about the economy. President Obama unveiled the details of his fiscal budget for 2012 a half hour ago. He left out in that proposal a tax to the multinationals, so in essence that would be a plus for companies like Pepsi. How closely are you watching that and will that help your business at all? M: Well, you know, the tax was never there in the first place. There was some concern that the tax would go in, and we've been talking to the administration and explaining to them why that will actually not create a level playing field between US-based multinationals and multinationals based outside the United States. I think what's been a great thing is that everybody in the administration is listening to companies when they talk to them because they recognize that job creation and retention of jobs are critically important. I have not had a chance to study the budget in great detail because I've been here on the Stock Exchange floor, but when I go back I will look at it. Anyway I'm delighted to hear that this tax has not been levied. W: A lot of Wall Street analysts that I spoke to before this interview are curious about the bottlers. What is happening with that deal? When is it going to close and when are they going to start seeing an impact? Is the integration coming along as you expected? M: The integration's going swimmingly well. I mean, it is exceeding our wildest dreams, the fact that it's going so smoothly. There's no disruption. The teams are working very, very well together. We have a very major investor meeting planned for the 22nd and 23rd of March where we're going to talk about all of the programs. The benefits of the bottling integration, how it's going to drive top line growth and make us an even better company than we are today. So everything is on plan and on schedule. W: Okay, great. Well, we'll look forward to that investor meeting and our thanks for your time today. Which of the following has been left out in the president's proposal?
单选题
  • A. The tax was never there in the first place.
  • B. People were not concerned that the tax would go in.
  • C. This heavy tax has been levied for quite a few years.
  • D. The tax will create a level playing field for all companies.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] Which of the following statements is true about the tax to the multinationals?
单选题
  • A. Because the companies are U.S.-based multinationals.
  • B. Because the companies are based outside the United States.
  • C. Because they know that job creation and retention of jobs are very important.
  • D. Because they know the tax to be levied is critical to the government.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] Why is everybody in the administration listening to companies when they talk to them?
单选题
  • A. The integration of bottlers.
  • B. Some Wall Street analysts.
  • C. The Stock Exchange floor.
  • D. A major investor meeting.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] Which of the following is the second major topic they talk about?
单选题
  • A. Next week.
  • B. Ten days from now.
  • C. The 22nd and 23rd of February.
  • D. The 22nd and 23rd of March.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] When is a major investor meeting scheduled for?